what is your reason?

Question

Being "Gay" is a choice. No one is born that way. Period.

So,

1) either you don't believe in God

2) you believe in God, but choose not to accept him and his teachings about being gay. And you don't want to change your lifestyle?

Seems that most people who choose this lifestyle can be traced back to the origanal sin. "If you eat of this fruit, you will be LIKE God"
...Meaning you do what you want because you have no obligation to no one or no God. You live in "YOUR OWN WORLD" where "YOU ARE GOD".

I'm not being hateful. I am not a homofobe. I know that Gay people can choose to change their ways. And turn to Jesus. I know people who have. I just want to hear your story.
Ps. If you can't reply "adult like", then don't.

Answer 1

Amen. We don't hate the people, but the lifestyle!!

They won't see that though. Because "it's all about them"

Let's pray.....

Answer 2

I am not gay and I am a Christian, but it is clear to me that having homoerotic desires is not a choice. People who are gay do not choose to be attracted to members of their same sex. It seems to be something that just happens to them for whatever reason. Whether they are born that way or not is an open question, but all the evidence seems to suggest that they do not choose to have these desires, they are just there. I don't ever remember choosing to be attracted to women, I just discovered that I was one day. Of course what they do about these desires is a choice, just as heterosexual people can choose how to express their desires so can those with homosexual desires. The belief that you can pray away your homoerotic desires is just false. Christ can perhaps help a gay person to lead a celibate life, but these desires themselves are not a choice and cannot just disappear like that. Do you think that Ted Haggard chose to have homoerotic desires? No, he did not, that much is obvious. However, he did choose to act on them in particular instances. This case is very illustrative however. If someone can have very strong homoerotic desires, so strong he acts on them, who consciously chooses not to have them, then the homoerotic desires cannot be the result of a choice. The actions however are the result of a choice. It seems to me that all the phenomenological evidence undermines the claims here made by the questioner. I think there is a fundamental confusion between first and second order desires at work here.

Answer 3

I love Christ. I do not love "Christians." They are so unlike Christ.

Jesus said "love one another," he did not say "bash the gays."

Grow up. I've never felt a physical or romantic attachment to any man, and I doubt I ever will.

Just in case you're interested - and I know you'll say it's made up, but guess what, I don't care - I spoke with a Hebrew scholar about your beloved Leviticus 18:22. Guess what? THE VERSE IS MISTRANSLATED. The correct translation from the Hebrew should be "it is untraditional for a man to lie with man," not "it is an abomination."

Do a little research. Translators are not infallible. Neither are your "men of God," who, you may notice, shoved women to the bottom of the social strata when they wrote the Bible.

Do you wear polyester? Work on Saturdays? Have you ever eaten lobster, rabbit, or pig?

Then guess what: You're sinning just as much as I am, because those things are also listed, in one way or another, as sins.

And don't tell me they're outdated. Either ALL the "sins" are outdated, or NONE of them are. Don't rewrite the Bible for your own purposes, there are people out there who are smarter than you who *will* catch on.

Answer 4

Well Sir, I hate to burst your bubble of ignorance but being gay is not a conscious choice. Period. Seeing as I was attracted to the same sex when I was around 7, at the time knowing nothing about God or whether he was real or not, I would hardly call it a defiance of faith. True, some people can turn their back on their natural sexualities and embrace Jesus and heterosexuality, but are they really happy? In the absence of your understanding, the world is becoming more and more accepting of gays by the day, so like it or lump it, we're here to stay.

Answer 5

TO EACH HIS OWN,
LIVE AND LET LIVE,
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU.
OPINIONS AND AzzHOLES EVERYONE HAS ONE.

You have obviously not heard any of the above sayings. I am not a homophobe, gay, lesbian, transsexual or a-sexual. I am a woman and I love tight tushied men that appreciate a good woman. I also love snot flinging animal like sex with a man periodically and always in an adult manner. I am not even certain how I arrived here to answer your "question."

There is no such thing as a stupid question save for the question that went unasked. Knowledge is power and I certainly hope you find some here. Playing your version of the God card is diametrically opposite to the fact that God loves all his creatures. You wrote "I know that Gay people can choose to change their ways." Concentrate on learning everything you can concerning this erroneous statement. Those "change"d people you know were willing to subject themselves to unnatural pressure for change or simply made a choice they later wanted to exchange.
If you truly wanted to learn about this subject you would have kept your personal opinion to yourself. You wrote one thing and it is apparent to everyone but you that you had another agenda.


IMHalO - In My Humble adult like Opinion

Answer 6

So if your theory is correct, then that means everyone is the same? If everyone is the same, then that means you personally could get turned on and have sex with another man?

You then talk about God? Jesus didn’t say a word about gays and the bible doesn’t say a word about homosexual sexual orientation (the word homosexual wasn’t even around at that time). Don’t even bother going into “sins and abominations”, you already know about all the other ones (ones you do personally).

A sexual orientation is not a “lifestyle”. Nuns have a sexual orientation, but they don’t have sex. I believe in God, but I also know for a fact that I didn’t have a choice about my sexual orientation. If you think praying is going to make someone straight, then you’re wrong. A man with one leg might as well pray for another leg to grow.

We’re on put on this earth to learn different lessons. Being gay is part of the lessons I have to learn. One day when you die you will be told “gays didn’t have a choice in the matter” and “gays could not change sexual orientation even if they wanted to”. God knows you’re having trouble accepting the truth, so he’s going to help you learn this lesson. I know this because I’ve seen it dozens of times before. You aren’t out of this world yet, but I put my hand on the bible and swear to you that before you die, God will make sure you know the true facts about homosexuality (watch, learn and don’t say you weren’t warned).

Answer 7

I think you have made several good observations, and you seem to be educated in Christian beliefs, as am I, but I think you are slightly wrong in your conclusion that being "Gay" is a choice.
I was raised in a Southern Baptist Church, and at home where Christ was the center of the family. My father was successful, and my mother stayed home to be a house wife. I was raised knowing that Jesus Christ is the only way, and that the Bible in its entirety is true.
I do not know where the feelings came from, but for as long as i can remember i have been attracted to other men. I know that it is wrong, and that God forbids such actions, but I could not, and can not help the desires. Sitting here typing this out, i can recall all the millions of times i wished i wasn't this way, and begged God to free me from this bondage, yet it didn't happen. God gave me these feelings for a reason, which i have yet to understand, but it was, and is not my choice to have them. I know it is not possible to make the decision to stop "being Gay", but i do know, that you can make the decision to not be active sexually. That is the only decisio adn choice you can make in regard to homosexuality.

Answer 8

Ever heard of people being born with both sexes? Read on it, they are born with both the penis and the vagina. Did they ask to be born that way? When someone is born, it is a miracle amongst itself. However, once in a while chromosome are not completely perfect. As we humans are subject to imperfection. I'm not gay, and I do believe that some choose due to bad relationships and choice. However, I also do believe it is chromosome related too.

Answer 9

Here is MY answer. First of all, no amount of you STATING that being gay is a choice will EVER make that statement be true. ALL scientific evidence shows otherwise.

Secondly, I DO believe in God, and Jesus, and He has shown me the TRUTH about the Bible's teachings. Maybe it is YOU who needs to re-assess their beliefs, to be in accordance with God's word!

I don't intend these statements to be hateful, or heterophobic. It seems like if He is happy with me the way I am, who are you to go against His beliefs. Something for YOU to think about before it is too late!

Answer 10

The essential purpose god is invisible is since god most commonly does not exist. The essential purpose god is *defined* as being invisible (extra properly 'transcendental', no longer simply invisible) is since that makes it unimaginable to experiment whether or not or no longer such an entity exists through empirical way/offers an excuse for the whole loss of verifiable proof. Gods was defined as bodily beings (and there are nonetheless remnants of such bodily descriptions in such a lot theistic holy books), but if empirical approaches started to increase systems through which such claims would be verified, all these bodily definitions mysteriously evaporated, to get replaced through newly "transcendental" (ie 'comfortably untestable) definitions for 'god. I might in no way suppose in something headquartered most effective at the claims of an historic e-book. But if any god was once seen, or if any verifiable proof for one of these being would be proven, I'd fortunately receive that one of these being exists. Unfortunately no such proof has ever been proven, regardless of actually countless numbers of years of attempt through numerous contributors. I suppose that, on account that such a lot attempt over such many years has been totally not able to furnish *any* concrete assisting proof, it is totally fair to anticipate that there perhaps a purpose for the loss of proof. A very, very sensible purpose, and is the reason ... good, the whole lot!

Answer 11

so... what reason do you have for people who don't believe in god and are gay? they don't care about the original sin, so what reason did they have to choose that lifestyle?

It isn't a choice. I, and I believe most gay or bi people felt this way, was scared when I found out I was attracted to the same sex. Attraction isn't something one can choose. You can suppress it, but it will only lead to frustration and loneliness.